The 1993 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Sadler, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big West. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–3 Big West) |
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Captain | LeShon Johnson, Tim O'Brien, Raymond Roberts, Tony Smith |
Home stadium | Huskie Stadium |
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Southwestern Louisiana + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | L 10–54 | 35,706 | ||
September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | L 10–28 | 30,920 | ||
September 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | W 23–7 | 13,902 | ||
September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nevada | W 46–42 | 22,023 | ||
October 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois* |
| W 45–15 | 14,852 | [1] |
October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | L 17–24 | 16,036 | ||
October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Pacific (CA) |
| W 21–16 | 14,475 | |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 19–33 | 9,335 | |
October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | L 16–17 | 9,200 | [2] | |
November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa* | L 20–54 | 64,129 | ||
November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | L 0–44 | 20,500 | [3] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ^ Regan, Bob (October 3, 1993). "Record day for 'Cowboy' as Huskies saddle Salukis". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs sniff out late Huskie surge". The Daily Chronicle. October 31, 1993. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Johnson's 2,000-yard bid falls 24 short as Mississippi routs NIU". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1993 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".